wrong way
Example Sentences
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Mastro’s hard-charging legal style has rubbed others in New York politics the wrong way, including the City Council, which helped stymie his bid to become the city’s top lawyer during the Adams administration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
And even if they were, picking a fight with one of our closest allies—geographically as well as geopolitically—seems like the wrong way to go about addressing it.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Like I said to the previous letter writer, there’s no right or wrong way to go about that.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
"I was really nervous I would raise my child in the wrong way, and I was thinking about parenting almost in opposition of how I was raised."
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Gavin Coley did a spectacular dive, the wrong way.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
